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25.01.2022 Teaching Elora, who just turned 4, how to get on a horse

22.01.2022 10 Things Your Farrier Wishes You Knew by Alissa Kelly 1. A schedule keeps everyone happy. ... New shoes every FIVE weeks is the best schedule to be on, especially for performance horses. Saving money and waiting 7-8 weeks may cost you in vet bills or poor performance eventually. Make sure you and your Farrier have an appointment for the next set before he leaves. Put it in your phone, set a reminder and if you need to reschedule give as much notice as possible. 2. How to be considerate. If you have an appointment scheduled, have the horses you plan to be worked on handy where it doesn't take forever to catch them. If they are filthy go ahead and clean your horse up. Not much is worse than working on a wet horse or one with a super dirty blanket. Sometimes my farrier runs behind so I ask him to give me and hour heads up before he comes so I can be ready the moment he pulls up. Usually a shoer gets behind schedule due to a previous client not respecting their time, try to remember this. 3. How to set him up for success. Provide a well lit and level area for your farrier to work on. Uneven ground can be hard to be precise on. Also remember if your horse behaves badly a farrier can't do his best work. Some horses do not stand due to lack of manners and that is your responsibility to fix that as an owner. A good farrier is a good horseman, if your struggling with your horse and you do not think it is not a respect issue ask your Farrier what you can do to help improve the situation for next time. 4. Yearly X-rays are a great investment. Most performance horses visit the vet regularly and this is a good chance to give your farrier insight on what's going on in your horses feet. If you provide your farrier with x-rays 1-2 times it will help make sure he's has your horse as perfect as possible. Annual x-rays can also help your vet be able to catch any changes that may be occurring. Communication is key tell your farrier what your vet said and tell your vet what the farrier has said. 5. Changes takes time. Your Farrier can not fix a horse over night. If you have a problem horse discuss a plan of action and allow time. If someone is more than willing to try and change a horse dramatically in one shoeing, let's call that a red flag. Not every horses feet will look perfect because a good farrier will shoe each horse the way that individual horse needs to be done. If your horses feet look like the ones in the picture before being done you can't expect it to be perfect the first time around. A good foot is a maintained foot. 6. A hoof pick is your friend. Pick your horses feet out before you ride and after you ride. Pick your horses feet out before you run AND after you run, this a good time to inspect the shoes. If your not riding your horse for an extended period of time, but they still have shoes on, pick your horses feet at least every other day. Know your horses feet like the back of your hand. 7. Pulled Shoes usually mean something. If your faced with a horse always pulling shoes, especially the same shoe it's time to call the vet. Continuously pulling a shoe can mean a horses gait is off. If a vet gives you the all clear, time to take a good hard look at your horsemanship. Being in the wrong lead or poor signals can cause horses to throw shoes. Sometimes you just flat out own a wild child and maybe that horse needs to be turned out in bell boots. If it only happens every now and then a pulled shoe is not the end of the world. Wrap the foot that has no shoe and let your farrier know. Ask if you can meet him somewhere. If your traveling to a big show have your Farrier set aside a set of old shoes to have for spares. 8. You should HOLD your horses. Yes most of our lives are super busy and it may not seem productive to stand there when you could just tie them up but it does make a difference. Why? Safety for your horse and shoer, even the best horses can set back. Its is also more efficient and allows a better job to be done. P.S. get off your phone and be aware ESPECIALLY if you have a horse you know isn't always an angel. 9. This isn't the Do-Si-Do dance. Switching farriers or having someone else work on your horse here and there because you failed to have your other farrier scheduled is something you should try to avoid. It is not only hard on your horses due to the change, it can make your regular farriers job harder by him trying to fix what someone else did. Consistent work is important. Do not make your horses suffer due to your lack of responsibility. 10. Farriers don't mind teaching you something. Your farrier has handled more horses in a year than you will in a lifetime. He's full of knowledge beyond shoeing. You are standing there for an hour anyway, use it as a good opportunity to learn something. Ask why, how and know what he is doing. Do you know your horses shoe size? What type of shoes does your horse have on and why? He won't mind answering your sincere questions. Teaching is better than listening to the "Days of our lives" drama he normally hears. The more you know, the further you go. He's more than just a farrier, he's part of your team!

21.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2801448700140127&id=1994880607463611

20.01.2022 Tamara Thompson Cate Puschmann

19.01.2022 This is a must for horses prone to hoof abscess, seedy toe cracks if not all horses. They stand in shit all day long. It’s one of the reasons why My 1st choice is copper nails.

19.01.2022 Not sure why but some ppl like to ask for before and after photos. So today I had time to scratch my arse just twice I took some.

18.01.2022 This horse was trimmed by the Irish farrier in Gympie 11 days ago.

18.01.2022 That’s a big Arab

18.01.2022 Not ideal but this little pony I shod 11 weeks ago still had all his shoes on. Half of them around here can’t get them to stay on a week.

17.01.2022 what were looking at from a farriery perspective. Illustrated below are the a common list of structures visible on lateral and DP x-rays as well as some of the measures we can use to help inform our shoeing plan

17.01.2022 Just to warn ppl ffs don’t deal with Nicole Carloss from Gympie 6 weeks since her horse kicked me f***ed my wrist still pretty sore 10 days off but still can’t get a cent out of her for the 9 horses I done for her. offered her to pay it off as she could afford but not even an attempt. She deals afew horses but just don’t even go there. Kinda fucks it for other ppl were I’ll just say no worries just pay when ya can. As iv always rather help someone out than turn them away everyone has tuff times. But now I can see why most other trades these days won’t do a job unless it’s paid up front. **update so 10 weeks now and she changes her FB Name. To menagory mine but still not a cent.

15.01.2022 Here is a bone spur on the navicular bone on a mare caused from poor trimming or not trimming the heal on a regular basis. Only a pretty young mare but she is pretty much history now. Yes I could shoe her off her heal for about a 30% chance the body may absorb Bach into the body. But I give that a bigger chance of causing other problems. These ppl that don’t trim regular or think they should have heaps of heal can expect problems this is just one of many.

13.01.2022 Ok I’m kinda back I think. Problem is with heaps of messages iv got no idea where I’m at much. Message me if ya due pls.Ok I’m kinda back I think. Problem is with heaps of messages iv got no idea where I’m at much. Message me if ya due pls.

11.01.2022 Did you know that most lameness doesn’t even START in the HOOF! A lame or footsore horse, limping or moving around tenderly is usually a warning sign that s...omething is not right with your horse’s DIET and MANAGEMENT. But how can that be? Think about the ‘foot issues’ that cause a horse to go lame, here’s a few: Laminitis Thin soles Navicular Syndrome Abscesses Infected Frogs Thrush ALL of the above are linked to incorrect DIET and MANAGEMENT....which includes the hoofcare. Sometimes abscesses can be caused by a hot nail, (driving a nail into sensitive laminae via shoeing), or stepping on a foreign object like a blackthorn... ...but the majority of abscesses... ...yes truly the MAJORITY... ...are caused by INCORRECT DIET. And the biggest culprit on the ‘incorrect diet’ stakes, is.... Too much SUGAR - excessive grass intake - sweet bagged feeds - sweet molasses licks - sweets...yes the ones humans like to eat - rye grass in hay, haylage, grass, chaffs - cereal hays Our domestic horses have been living under the threat of ill health due to non species specific diet and management practices for far too long. And it’s now high time owners were given the right information to help their horses live sound and healthy lives. Not PSEUDO SOUND lives - propping up a horse in nailed on shoes and then believing that you’ve cured the lameness Shoes have universally been called the ‘necessary evil’ for as long as anyone can remember. Because for all the supposed ‘good’ they do, it is well known the HARM that they will inevitably cause That’s called COGNITIVE DISSONANCE... ...knowing something is inherently wrong...but still doing it anyway But whether you shoe or not, getting that diet and management right is paramount for the long term health and soundness of your horse. Finding NATURAL ways to reduce the sugar and increase the long natural fibre, has to be YOUR number 1 priority as a horse owner. Long natural fibre should be the cornerstone of EVERY horse’s diet...but sadly it rarely is. Many owners opt for grass first and hay second - or even not at all. After all it’s easy isn’t it? Turning your horse out on FREE grass. Cheaper, no hassle, no brainer.... ....or so you think! Until one day, when your horse begins to exhibit some of those problems listed above! In fact many owners don’t even know - are not even aware - that their horse has already been suffering from real health and hoof issues until full blown lameness ensues. And what do so many owners do when faced with a lame horse? They do the RIGHT thing and ask for help... ...but more often than not that help comes galloping around the corner in the guise of the following: - Shoes (remedial usually) - Digging - Grooving - Resecting - Drugs - Confinement And ALL of the above result in MONEY MONEY MONEY So that grass isn’t looking so FREE and easy now is it! But do you know that the biggest problem facing our domestic horses isn’t the actual lameness... ...because lameness can often be cured with the right approach... ...it’s the BELIEF that the lameness IS NOT linked to the diet and management! If you believe that your horse is footsore, has thin soles, thrush, laminitis, navicular syndrome...all just ‘BECAUSE’ .... ....then it’s high time you started thinking about how you feed and keep your horse. A lame horse is not just an act of god...there’s ALWAYS a reason! The Barefoot Horse Magazine was first published to try and help owners stem the tsunami of lameness running rife through our domestic equine world. And not only are we achieving that goal every single day and through every single issue... ...helping 1000’s of owners and horses all over the globe... ...but we are helping to CHANGE ingrained belief systems. Challenging owners to think how THEY can help their horses first...before they spend 1000’s on going nowhere. So read The Barefoot Horse Magazine and understand that barefoot is not just about taking the shoes off. Be inspired, encouraged and educated. Help us stop the RISE in domestic horse lameness. ORDER ISSUE 28 IN PRINT or DIGITAL NOW: http://bit.ly/BHMIssue28 Or Subscribe and NEVER miss an issue bit.ly/ANNUALsub The first step in helping your horse is right here! The BHM Team

11.01.2022 This is just how important keeping horse horses feet done is and by someone that is trained not a bull rider or some barefoot clown that done a week at tafe. It takes years. These ppl that think a horse should have heals please note you are way out. We can’t see what’s going on inside the wall of the foot and what the mechanics are doing. An X-rays the only way. Clearly some local vets can’t read an X-ray with the problems we’ve been having with a local vet even after scone ...and Werribee proved him wrong. but I can read them enough and send too ppl that can. Ppl look at the toe of a hoof and say to me they look ok they don’t need doing yet pick them up and look at the heal. Over grown heals cause so many problems we can’t see and they sneak up. Here is just one example from a caring owner that’s not long brought this horse she’s a lovely little stock horse mare. Was a little lame has had laminitis in the passed. Had huge heals from poor trimming. He wanted to try shoes with pads. I said I don’t think that’s the problem as she didn’t really test sore but we’ll try them. That didn’t work so I said let’s X-ray her and see wants going on in there. So here the result. Hi Greg just letting you know what the report from the vet was. She has never had lamanitis but she appears to have had a sprain across the navicular area that has left her with two bone Spurs on the edge of the navicular bone. Having her on very high heals would have contributed to her coming up sore by the previous owner who’s vet didn’t pick it up in the first xrays in May . It appears in the xrays that they are pressing on the ligaments as she puts her heal down. He has recommended that she have rolled over toe shoes and no heal contact with the ground and see how she goes with that and if that fails to possible put her into foal and not ride her for 12 months and hope they absorb back into the body. Or sell her with the xrays and reports as a brood mare. Regards ???

11.01.2022 Clearly I need to post this again & I need to explain this again. New clients or ppl that Cancil often don’t call me I’ll call you. I won’t argue 1 horse or 20 horses I just won’t do your horses end of story...... Clearly I need to post this again & I need to explain this again. New clients or ppl that Cancil often don’t call me I’ll call you. I won’t argue 1 horse or 20 horses I just won’t do your horses end of story......

10.01.2022 Work smarter not harder!

08.01.2022 Storie worth watching.

08.01.2022 New prices for 2021 are. Barefoot Trims $50 Front $80 Full set $120New prices for 2021 are. Barefoot Trims $50 Front $80 Full set $120

08.01.2022 Old Carlton about 30something been having a lot of problems with his feet and flys? Biting his legs making pretty sad. An hrs in the beach today will do him the world of good.

07.01.2022 Hi Gympie ppl I’m down there tomorrow and Friday can fit some in if anyone has some too do.Hi Gympie ppl I’m down there tomorrow and Friday can fit some in if anyone has some too do.

06.01.2022 Marry Christmas to all my wonderful clients and most importantly the horses. Hopefully all have a safe and healthy new year.

06.01.2022 Just what every farrier needs. For me not the horses.

06.01.2022 One for ppl too look at.

05.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/2060647737298711/posts/3317235378306601/?vh=e

04.01.2022 Gympie this Friday anyone whata book messager or textGympie this Friday anyone whata book messager or text

02.01.2022 Yesterday I was doing this horse that the owners had just brought. I pick up the first hoof and thought that’s been done good last time. Pick up the next it’s all cleaned up good thinking bit unusual for around here to have the sole and frog looking so good and clean. I’m thinking and asked where did ya get her from they told me I’m like yep I done her about a mouth ago lol. An old mentor used to say the key to success is recognising your own work. If you can’t recognise it know one else will.

01.01.2022 Must of just do his feet

01.01.2022 Fucking kicking Arab = no more Arabs for me no matter how well they claim they are weeks off injured isn’t worth the 40 odd dollars. You want em you do em.